Jon Schuldt and Peter Enns published an op-ed in the New York Times, which offers an important perspective on the election. They used survey data collected in the "Taking America's Pulse" class at Cornell for the article. Read more

Cornell Alumni Magazine features a great article about Jon Schuldtand his jointly taught class, "Taking America's Pulse," which teaches undergrads how to design, execute, and analyze a national public opinion poll. Read more

Jon Schuldt (with colleagues at Pomona College and the Environmental Defense Fund) published an article in the journal Perspectives on Psychological Science, one of the top journals in psychology. The paper, entitled Social Climate Science: A New Vista for Psychological Science," is a theoretical piece that discusses what is *social* about climate change, and is somewhat a call-to-arms for more social and behavioral science research into the complex social dynamics that contribute to—and are affected by—this global threat. Read more

Jonathon Schuldt

Assistant Professor

Jonathon Schuldt joined the Cornell faculty as an Assistant Professor of Communication in the summer of 2012. His research focuses on everyday judgment and decision making in the domains of environmental and health communication. Prior to Cornell, he was a faculty member at California State University - Northridge. He holds a bachelor's degree from Cornell and a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan.

Research Focus

My research focuses on the factors that influence judgments, decisions, and public opinion in the health and environment domains. Specific topics of interest include message framing, health claims and food labeling, and political communication. Recent work examines the intersection of online search behavior, issue framing, and political identity.

Outreach and Extension Focus

A primary goal of our lab is to apply and extend theory in ways that inform real problems facing New York State and the world. Findings from the lab are routinely shared with local and national media outlets in order to maximize the potential public benefit of the work.

Teaching Focus

My overarching goal in teaching (whether the class is large or small) is to create an environment in which students can engage with the course material in ways that are relevant to their everyday lives. To that end, assignments in my courses typically focus on application: whether it's a writing assignment that applies a course concept to a real-world event, an op-ed piece that students actually submit for publication, or a group project that introduces students to active and collaborative social science research.

Experimenting with public opinion on climate change. November 2014. Cornell Club of Monmouth/Ocean Counties. Red Bank, NJ.

How do people think about marine health? Exploring motivated reasoning about the links between climate change, oyster disease, and human health. International Communication Association (ICA). May 2014. ICA. Seattle, WA.

Emphasis frames and Americans’ perceptions of scientific consensus: Scientists agree on “climate change” but not on “global warming". American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR). May 2013. American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR). Boston, MA.